"Greetings in the Name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for 8 December 2011"
Today's Blog Title: "Jesus Is Central"
Today's Scripture Reading: "John 14:1-31
Today's key Verse: John 14:1-4 "Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's House are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. And where I go you know, and the way you know."
After closing Chapter 13 with Jesus announcing Judas's betrayal (13:21), His imminent departure (13:33), and Peters denial (13:38) Jesus tell His disciples not to be troubled, but to trust Him. Mansions in verse 2 refers to a dwelling place. Such places have been set aside for all of God's children.
Through His death and resurrection, Jesus is the way to the Father. He is also the truth and the life. As truth, He is the revelation of god. As life, He is the communication of God to us. In a personal relationship with Jesus we discover the way to God, the truth that puts our existence in perspective, and an life that is to be lived here and now. Jesus in verse 9 tells Phillip, "he who has seen Me has seen the Father." Jesus with those words was making the claim that "He is God. "
Jesus had accomplished the greatest works possible, including raising the dead. How could He say that believers would do "greater works?" The answer is seen in the extent of what the apostles did. The apostles would spread the Good News of Jesus Christ everywhere and see the conversion of thousands. The disciples were able to do this work because Christ would go to the Father and send the Holy Spirit to empower them. To pray in the name of Jesus means: (1) to identify the content and motivations of prayers with all the Jesus is and (2) to pray with full confidence in Him as He has revealed Himself.
Obedience in Scripture is pictured as a love response. True obedience is not unwilling or dutiful conformity to an external standard, but rather is a joy filled reaction to the initiative God has taken in showing us His love in Jesus.. Love and obedience in are so intimately bound together that one who does not love God will not truly obey. They are so bound together that obedience is an indication of the reality of our love for the Lord. Our own sense of the presence of Jesus and reality in our lives depends on obedience. When we respond to God's Love with obedience , we are close to Him. When we do not, we stray, and He seems unreal to us.
The Holy Spirit, the Counselor is "parakletos", one who comes along-side and helps. In verse 26, the Holy Spirits ministry to the believer is beautifully portrayed in this verse. He is "with" and "in" the believer, an ever present resource. He teaches us all we need to know to respond to Jesus daily, and he gives us inner peace that is independent of our circumstances. The Spirit's presence makes it possible for us to choose not to be troubled or fearful. The Holy Spirit is the believers unbreakable link to our living relationship with the Lord.
"He has nothing in me", in verse 30, indicates the sinlessness of Jesus. His yielding to what was about to happen, did not mean that Satan had any power over Him. Jesus would soon voluntarily yield to the death of the Cross, in loving obedience to the Father.
Today's Christmas Hymn: "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold Him, Born the King of angels, O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him, O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord
Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, thank you Jesus for being the Way, the Truth and the Life so that through You we can approach the throne room of Grace yo our Abba Father. May we have the peace of Christ banishes fear and dread from our hearts, and to realize that Jesus is always in total control in all aspects of our life's. May we, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, walk in the footsteps of Jesus, that we might grow in the love and knowledge of Jesus and bear much fruit for the Kingdom of God."
Amen
Today's Biblical Truth: "If a person does not love Jesus, he or she will not obey Him."
Clink on the link at www.cindi-davis.blogspot.com for Today's Bible Verse from Psalm 29:2.
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God More Today. Pray for our Brothers and Sisters in Christ who are being persecuted for their Faith and Trust in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Also Pray for God's Blessings be with the Nation of Israel. Always remember that when you have a spiritual dilemma in your life and you yell out, "I CAN'T", GOD Whispers to you, "BUT I CAN."
"Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding." Proverbs 3:13
Your Sister In Christ,
Cindi
Today's Blog Title: "Jesus Is Central"
Today's Scripture Reading: "John 14:1-31
Today's key Verse: John 14:1-4 "Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's House are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. And where I go you know, and the way you know."
After closing Chapter 13 with Jesus announcing Judas's betrayal (13:21), His imminent departure (13:33), and Peters denial (13:38) Jesus tell His disciples not to be troubled, but to trust Him. Mansions in verse 2 refers to a dwelling place. Such places have been set aside for all of God's children.
Through His death and resurrection, Jesus is the way to the Father. He is also the truth and the life. As truth, He is the revelation of god. As life, He is the communication of God to us. In a personal relationship with Jesus we discover the way to God, the truth that puts our existence in perspective, and an life that is to be lived here and now. Jesus in verse 9 tells Phillip, "he who has seen Me has seen the Father." Jesus with those words was making the claim that "He is God. "
Jesus had accomplished the greatest works possible, including raising the dead. How could He say that believers would do "greater works?" The answer is seen in the extent of what the apostles did. The apostles would spread the Good News of Jesus Christ everywhere and see the conversion of thousands. The disciples were able to do this work because Christ would go to the Father and send the Holy Spirit to empower them. To pray in the name of Jesus means: (1) to identify the content and motivations of prayers with all the Jesus is and (2) to pray with full confidence in Him as He has revealed Himself.
Obedience in Scripture is pictured as a love response. True obedience is not unwilling or dutiful conformity to an external standard, but rather is a joy filled reaction to the initiative God has taken in showing us His love in Jesus.. Love and obedience in are so intimately bound together that one who does not love God will not truly obey. They are so bound together that obedience is an indication of the reality of our love for the Lord. Our own sense of the presence of Jesus and reality in our lives depends on obedience. When we respond to God's Love with obedience , we are close to Him. When we do not, we stray, and He seems unreal to us.
The Holy Spirit, the Counselor is "parakletos", one who comes along-side and helps. In verse 26, the Holy Spirits ministry to the believer is beautifully portrayed in this verse. He is "with" and "in" the believer, an ever present resource. He teaches us all we need to know to respond to Jesus daily, and he gives us inner peace that is independent of our circumstances. The Spirit's presence makes it possible for us to choose not to be troubled or fearful. The Holy Spirit is the believers unbreakable link to our living relationship with the Lord.
"He has nothing in me", in verse 30, indicates the sinlessness of Jesus. His yielding to what was about to happen, did not mean that Satan had any power over Him. Jesus would soon voluntarily yield to the death of the Cross, in loving obedience to the Father.
Today's Christmas Hymn: "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold Him, Born the King of angels, O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him, O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord
Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, thank you Jesus for being the Way, the Truth and the Life so that through You we can approach the throne room of Grace yo our Abba Father. May we have the peace of Christ banishes fear and dread from our hearts, and to realize that Jesus is always in total control in all aspects of our life's. May we, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, walk in the footsteps of Jesus, that we might grow in the love and knowledge of Jesus and bear much fruit for the Kingdom of God."
Amen
Today's Biblical Truth: "If a person does not love Jesus, he or she will not obey Him."
Clink on the link at www.cindi-davis.blogspot.com for Today's Bible Verse from Psalm 29:2.
Have a God Filled and Spirit Led Day. Go in Peace and Serve the Lord our God with Gladness. Love God More Today. Pray for our Brothers and Sisters in Christ who are being persecuted for their Faith and Trust in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Also Pray for God's Blessings be with the Nation of Israel. Always remember that when you have a spiritual dilemma in your life and you yell out, "I CAN'T", GOD Whispers to you, "BUT I CAN."
"Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding." Proverbs 3:13
Your Sister In Christ,
Cindi
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